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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) under the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recognised Vietnam as a country eligible to export Siluriformes fish (catfish, including tra fish) and fish products to the US.

With the unique idea of using fermented bagasse (sugarcane pulp) to treat shrimp ponds, Tran Phuc Hau has become the proud director of a company that produces microbiological bagasse pulp.

An aquatic product trade fair opened in Hanoi on October 8 with a view to developing the aquaculture sector in a sustainable and harmonious manner.

The 2019 International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet) and an aquatic product fair will be held in Hanoi in coming weeks, heard a press conference hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on September 17.

A conference was held in Hanoi on September 13 to seek ways to boost sustainable exports of agricultural and aquatic products to China.

Vietfish, Vietnam’s biggest fisheries exhibition, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 29.

Experts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) offered their advice to Vietnamese farm producers on how to get their products into the RoK market, which has a high demand for agricultural products, at a forum in HCM City on August 29.

The Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish) 2019 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 29.

The Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish) 2019 is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 29-31, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is improving connections between its Cai Mep-Thi Vai Port complex and surrounding provinces to strengthen its marine economy, and promoting environmentally friendly projects to develop its tourism sector.

The Vietnamese Party and State attach much importance to promoting the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with the Russian Federation, including the Republic of Bashkortostan, a senior official has said.

Aquatic products are subject to a lot of incentives in the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to experts.

The aquatic export turnover was estimated at 3.2 billion USD in the first five months of 2019, a year-on-year decline of 1.7 percent.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Soc Trang province Le Van Hieu had a working session on May 28 with representatives of the division of international trade under the trade promotion department of Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange activities in 2019.

Exports of aquatic products in the second quarter could increase by 8 percent at the highest, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

To gain a larger market share in China, aquatic product exporters of Vietnam have been urged to target restaurants and hotels.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, dubbed the “kingdom of fruits”, is taking steps to bolster the trade of local fruit specialties in Vietnamese and foreign markets.

Vietnam’s aquaculture exports will face stronger competition from India in the traditional market of Japan, because India is striving to triple the domestic aquatic product output in the near future.

Vietnam - World's fourth largest aquatic product exporter

A diplomatic delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son visited Chile from March 17-19 and conducted the sixth political consultation between the two foreign ministries.